Days Thereafter

Ara wakes up and gets up out of her gigantic plush bed. She picks up the black silk robe from the chair by her vanity and sashays into the bathroom. She cleans herself up for the day, making sure her hair has the right amount of shine and her face is glowing. She walks out and opens her armoire and takes out something comfortable and pretty. She pulls out a red dress that stops mid-thigh, and is definitely something that will turn heads. After finally being dressed and ready for that day she walks over to the big oak desk and sits in a plump, black leather chair. She presses her polished finger on the intercom button.

“Xie, come to my room.” She sits back in her chair, waiting for a response.

Silence.

“Xie, come to my room.” Ara repeats.

Again, silence. She starts to get a feeling in the pit of her stomach. She sits erect in her chair and presses her finger to the intercom again.

“Ju Mie come to my room, now.” She starts drumming her fingers against the polished wood, impatiently. The feeling in her stomach starts growing even more. The feeling of anxiety is overtaking her thoughts. She suddenly rises from the chair and walks out of her room. She walks down the hallway to the door that leads to the attic. She opens the door to reveal a pitch black stairwell.

“Xie? Did you sleep in today?” She calls out into the dark. Only her echoes respond. She reaches out towards the walls and starts to feel for the light switch. Her hand finds the switch and flips it; she starts her treading up the stairs, her heels echoing with every step.

When she reaches the top step she sees a sight that makes her gasp. She sees a blanket strewn across the bed, empty drawers hanging open, Xie’s armoire is empty. She starts heaving and her hand come up to her chest. She turns around and runs down the stairs, down the hallway, and down the stairs that lead to the basement.

She sees another empty room. Her heaving turns into hyperventilation and tears start to form.

“Why did you both leave me?!” She cries out. Now the anxiety is gone from her body, all thats left is sadness and anger. She looks around and sees the swarm of smiling faces of Jin that adorn the wall.

The tears continue to fall on her face, and she starts to get angry.

“This. Is. ALL. YOUR. FAULT!!” She steps to the wall and starts to rip everything that has Jin’s face on it. Her fingers rake across the shiny and thin material, shredding the images of Jin with hate.

She finally collapses on her knees, surrounded by the shredded pieces of posters. Her head hung low, her frame moving with every deep breath she takes. Her breathing turns into hitched breaths and then it turns into hyperventilating. She throws her head back and lets out several loud cackles before lifting herself from the floor. She straightens out her dress, brushes her hair back and leaves the room stone faced.
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“No, I’ll be fine, I’m pretty sure I can lock everything up just fine, you go ahead. Enjoy your evening!” I yell back at my boss, Mrs. Kim. She’s an elderly lady, maybe around 60, short gray hair, and she always smells like cinnamon.

I stand behind the big librarian desk and wave at Mrs. Kim as she walks through the door. Now its just me, the library and the few students left studying. My job now is to make sure the coffee pot stays filled, printers are filled with paper, and the students can check out books and other materials.

I’m sitting at the desk when I see someone approach me. I look up and see someone you don’t see around much. She’s really pretty, but different than most girls around here that have straight black hair and brown eyes. Her hair is caramel colored and she has sparkling green eyes.

“How can I help you?” I ask in my most polite voice.

“I was wondering if there were anymore positions available?” She cocks her head to the side

“Mrs. Kim has just left, if you come back tomorrow she would be able to help you with that question. But I can give you an application.”

“That would be very kind of you, what’s your name by the way?”

“My name is ________, and yours?” I inquire, handing her the application.

“My name is Ara, Go Ara. Would you mind me asking, what hours do you work?”

“No, that’s alright, I work the closing shift. I’m new too so I got the suckier hours. In a way it’s not too bad though.”

She nods her head and looks around.

“Is it usually this deserted in here?”

“Yeah, there are times when there’s actually nobody in here. It’s quite peaceful.”

“Do you work everyday? Or is it like set days?”

Why does she care so much about MY schedule?

“Well, besides today, Monday, I also work on Wednesdays and Fridays.”

“Okay, cool. Well I’m going to head out, see you soon.” She starts walking away.

“Okay!” I say. She walks all the way to the door before stopping and looking at me.

“And be careful at night, you never know what type of crazy people are on the streets, or what they could do.”

“I have a boyfriend that will protect me. But thanks for the concern.” She gives me a certain look I can’t pin down then turns to leave. Not saying another word to me.
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Hoseok’s P.O.V.

Finally! Jimminie is home! _________ is home too!

They walk through the door with their luggage, looking super tired.

“How was everything Jimin?” Suga asks

“It was beautiful and sad. American funerals are really different, but they’re beautiful. It’s like a community, but it’s also sad. But I think she’s going to get through it; she’s tough.”

“Speaking of _____, where did she go?” V asks.

“Probably to unpack and get some rest, did you get to meet her family?” Jungkook asks.

Where is _____?

I brake off from the group and walk towards the bedroom. I open the door a little bit and see quite the scene before my eyes

“Do, you want to talk about it?” They’re holding hands....

“If… If I told you… you would hate me, you would think I was a monster. Because I am.”

Holy crap! He’s about to kiss her! I move quickly away from the door, feeling a little sick; I look over at Jimin and see him so happy and laughing.

How could hyung do this to him? Should I tell Jimin? I walk towards the kitchen for a glass of water. Thinking about what I just saw.
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After confronting Jin, I’m a little more confused. Things with him have been so mysterious and complicated lately.

He told everything just now so sincerely, but I still don’t know if I totally believe it… Ahh! My head is going to explode from all this shit!

I put my head in my hands and try to massage away the migraine forming behind my eyes.

Something’s going on, I just don’t know what. Jin obviously has feelings for _________, but she’s with Jimin, seemingly happy. He told her something… He did something bad…

“J-Hope! Time for makeup!” I look up and see the coordi noona waving me over to the empty chair.
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Your P.O.V.

I walk into work, and see Mrs. Kim with someone in her office. She looks up and sees me than waves me over.

“This is your co-worker, __________, she can help you out with how we check out books, and what projects we’re currently working on. __________, this is Go Ara, she will be working with you now, pleases show her how we work in the library and make sure she has something to work on.”

That name sounds familiar…

“Ne.” I bow.

Ara stands up and turns towards me.

“Oh it’s you! Nice to see you again!” She smiles at me and we walk into the main lobby.

I show her how to check out/in books and how to shelve them. Then we walk around and talk a little bit.

“I’m happy your working here now! It’ll be nice to have someone besides Mrs. Kim to talk to here.” I confess.

“I really don’t have friends either, so I hope we can become close!” She puts her hand on my arm gently.
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A week goes by and it seems to be the same schedule, I wake up and get ready, I wake up Jimin and give him a kiss before I head out to class. I have classes from 8:30 to 2:50 then I work until the library closes, which is 10. Jimin is super busy so I hardly get to see him.

This is what I signed up for right? I sigh.

“It’s time to start closing things down.” I tell Ara. She goes up to the second floor and lower levels and makes sure everything is in order and I take care of the main floor.

After everything is done, I walk to turn off the lights.

“Are you ready Ara?” I call back towards the work room. No sound back.

“Ara?” I start walking towards the work room when I feel a strong pair of arms encircle me, one hand covering my mouth.

“SHHHH!!”

Notes

Sorry for not having uploaded in a while!!! I just lost inspiration for a little while, then I had holiday shopping, and lets not forget about FINALS (DUN DUN DUNNN) I hope your guys' finals and exams are going well! I did okay... anyways, here is the next upload! I hope you like it and give it some love!